learn ‧ er /ˈlɜːnə $ ˈlɜːrnər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ learner , ↑ learning , unlearn; verb : ↑ learn ; adverb : ↑ learnedly ; adjective : ↑ learned ]
1 . someone who is learning to do something
learner of
a new dictionary for learners of business English
the needs of slow learners
attractive grammar books for adult learners
2 . ( also learner driver ) British English someone who is learning to drive a car
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COLLOCATIONS
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + learner
▪ a slow learner (=someone who learns things slowly)
The computer program means that slow learners can practise as long as they need to.
▪ a quick/fast learner (=someone who learns things quickly)
She was a quick learner, and her English got better day by day.
▪ an adult learner
Many adult learners also work full-time.
▪ a young learner (=a learner who is a child)
The activities are good for young learners.
▪ an intermediate learner
These exercises are designed for intermediate learners.
▪ an advanced learner
Mastering idioms and phrasal verbs is frequently the greatest challenge facing the advanced learner of English.
▪ a foreign learner
Foreign learners of English often find it difficult to hear the unstressed parts of a word.
▪ a language learner
a textbook for language learners
■ learner + NOUN
▪ a learner driver
Learner drivers often tend to grip the steering wheel too tightly.
■ phrases
▪ the needs of the learner
The language in the coursebook is controlled to meet the needs of the learner.
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THESAURUS
▪ student someone who is studying at a university or school. In British English, student is not usually used to refer to a child at primary school:
a student at Moscow University
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How many students are there in your class?
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The university has a lot of overseas students.
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Most schools have special classes for students with learning difficulties.
▪ pupil especially British English someone who is being taught in a particular school or by a particular teacher:
The school has 300 pupils.
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He received a letter from one of his former pupils.
▪ schoolchild a child who goes to school:
The play was performed by a group of local schoolchildren.
▪ schoolboy/schoolgirl especially British English a boy or girl who goes to school – used especially when talking about how they behave, or that time in someone’s life:
They were behaving like naughty schoolgirls.
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When he was a schoolboy, no one had heard of computers.
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He blushed at her like a schoolboy.
▪ learner someone who is learning a foreign language:
Learners often have problems with pronunciation.
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a book for foreign learners of English